Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:59 am
1. The BMCC's electronic EF-compatible lens mount does not currently support lens IS, but BMD has stated they hope to support IS via a future firmware update. No guarantees, but future IS support on the BMCC seems likely.
2. Although it's theoretically possible a 3rd party may offer a 35mm DOF adapter for use with the BMCC, IMHO it's not necessary, and its expense and inconvenience make it undesirable. The BMCC sensor is more than twice the width of a 2/3" sensor, so pleasant shallow/narrow DOF effects are achieved with the BMCC using standard lens techniques such as a wide aperture and/or long focal length. For examples of these techniques in use, refer to sample BMCC footage posted by John Brawley, Philip Bloom and others:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15
http://philipbloom.net/2012/09/05/bmd/
3. As has been discussed here and elsewhere, the BMCC's ~2.3 crop factor relative to fullframe 35mm (such as 5DM3 or VistaVision) is perhaps a less useful comparison for filmmakers than is comparing it to the S35 16:9 motion picture format, in which case the crop is only ~1.6. Given this relatively small difference, the light loss, expense, and other issues induced by an optical adapter may not be worthwhile. See also:
http://www.abelcine.com/fov/
4. Magic Lantern exists because its developers reverse-engineered Canon DSLR firmware, not because Canon made their products "open". It's too early to tell if something similar may happen with the BMCC, or whether BMD will make its firmware "open" such as via an official SDK. You may wish to add this suggestion to the feature request list here:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=265
5. IMHO, both the BMCC's uncompressed 12-bit 2.5K RAW CinemaDNG (5 magabytes/frame) and compressed 10-bit 1080p ProRes 422 HQ (220 megabits/sec.) recording modes should enable pulling keys far more easily and more cleanly than is the case with more highly-compressed DSLR formats (<1080 res., 8-bit 4:2:0), and most other "lessor" camcorder formats, too.
Given the current backorder waiting list for the BMCC, you may wish to place a pre-order for a BMCC ASAP. Cheers.
2. Although it's theoretically possible a 3rd party may offer a 35mm DOF adapter for use with the BMCC, IMHO it's not necessary, and its expense and inconvenience make it undesirable. The BMCC sensor is more than twice the width of a 2/3" sensor, so pleasant shallow/narrow DOF effects are achieved with the BMCC using standard lens techniques such as a wide aperture and/or long focal length. For examples of these techniques in use, refer to sample BMCC footage posted by John Brawley, Philip Bloom and others:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15
http://philipbloom.net/2012/09/05/bmd/
3. As has been discussed here and elsewhere, the BMCC's ~2.3 crop factor relative to fullframe 35mm (such as 5DM3 or VistaVision) is perhaps a less useful comparison for filmmakers than is comparing it to the S35 16:9 motion picture format, in which case the crop is only ~1.6. Given this relatively small difference, the light loss, expense, and other issues induced by an optical adapter may not be worthwhile. See also:
http://www.abelcine.com/fov/
4. Magic Lantern exists because its developers reverse-engineered Canon DSLR firmware, not because Canon made their products "open". It's too early to tell if something similar may happen with the BMCC, or whether BMD will make its firmware "open" such as via an official SDK. You may wish to add this suggestion to the feature request list here:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=265
5. IMHO, both the BMCC's uncompressed 12-bit 2.5K RAW CinemaDNG (5 magabytes/frame) and compressed 10-bit 1080p ProRes 422 HQ (220 megabits/sec.) recording modes should enable pulling keys far more easily and more cleanly than is the case with more highly-compressed DSLR formats (<1080 res., 8-bit 4:2:0), and most other "lessor" camcorder formats, too.
Given the current backorder waiting list for the BMCC, you may wish to place a pre-order for a BMCC ASAP. Cheers.